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Provided IU stays healthy…How are teams any of them (vs OSU and Michigan, Nebraska, USC, Washington they will all fade as game is leveraged throughout the game or fade in mid fourth quarter) going to defend IU offense 2026? Then add in that IU defense who looks like Bama defense during Saban peak years…. Another 12-0 season 2026 12-0 season 2025…and that means going into playoffs 2026-27 ND and OSU (national champs and runner ups are IU only losses).

In July last year I predicted IU at 12-0…and didn’t think into playoffs. August 11, 2026 I predict IU to be 12-0 again. (many think Hoover will not live up to Mendoza and they are 100 percent correct). The difference is IU is going to have a massive punishing running game. And Hoover and receivers are going to complement that run game on an extremely high level. And then the defense….some of Saban Alabama teams comparisons. Conclusion: Last year run game and pass game and defense elite level and 2026 pass game and run game and defense elite level.

The last half century 50 years the old big ten with 10 teams that became really good Wisconsin mainly, MSU, Iowa to a degree, Northwestern to a degree, and in two years IU jumped over all them to the best season in college football history. And in that two years only loses was were to national champion and runner up before IU went 16-0 and won the National Championship. It is believable because it is true.

Noyan after a year like (Gulbe) improved quite a bit and was getting comfortable. She definitely needed to stay along with getting girl from Nebraska not making what I consider a trade with Nebraska especially having another center to go with Z. Noyan would not be playing out of position at center….other players will be vs good competition and it also in case if needed other players that might play center forfeit their maximum potential at their true position.

The level of competence in college women basketball officials (Refs) will determine to what extent they are involved in illegal gambling/betting like the WNBA officials (Refs)….money money money

You are right. One contributor to some degree and August 1 she is out which puts just that much more pressure for not having any more dents, dings and injuries…which history shows that is likely not to happen. And the failure to keep Noyan or to replace her with another post player is going to be costly. If Noyan could have stayed along with getting Nebraska player would have been a formidable winning season. Should have bought Noyan a new corvette compliments of Cuban or somebody.

Not true post players and now August 1 requires near staying injury free or it increases making adjustments and players not playing their maximum potential positions. Rather playing out of position just a little bit. You are right Zoe wasn’t going to play a lot of minutes but it still thins what is already lean.

First week of August right on Q as the thinning of the IU Ladies already thin at the post begins.

Dave Schnell 1985 Number One Quarterback Recruit in the Country

Home Game

Times they are A-Changin 2011: North Texas 24. IU. 21 (waited the whole game for IU to make a positive move in that game and just another uneventful game) 2014: IU 49 North Texas 24 Enjoy this era of IU football and the Cignetti era because time flies by in the wind. 2025-26….16-0. Major College Football Big Ten and National Champs. (The automobile was not even invented….Yale 1894). It seems almost impossible to realize the improbability in the significance of what happened for IU football. And it will be just as almost impossible to realize the improbability in the significance of what is about to continue to happen for IU football for 2026-27. I am at 50/50 50% Vegas Odds 2.8% going 16-0

That puts this tournament in the excellent category.

In recent years IU Ladies sure haven’t won with rebounding and defense that is heavily emphasized with unimpressive results.

IU Ladies have and will continue to need physical scorers who can put the ball in the basket at an elite level in all phases to do much.

Latest additions is definition of desperation. Wonder if they got them for free?